To be a member of a fraternity or a sorority is a membership, not just into an organization whose very affiliation might garner you a position on a fortune-five hundred company or even in whatever field you may want to be involved with, it is an acceptance into what is supposed to be a family. And just like family, you can never be rid of them. It takes quite a lot for your membership in a Greek organization to be terminated and honestly, you would have had to piss off the one person you shouldn't have or probably proven yourself to be the worst person that there ever was. Either way, you have serioulsy fucked up if you wind up not being able to stay in an organization because well, these people have power and power is something that, unless you already have had it, you don't want to fuck with. It might literally kick your ass.
And, the second you are told you are technically someone being sought after in a Greek organization, you are a witness to the power that your fellow sorors and frats can have over you. For instance, every person that is inducted into a sorority or fraternity is assigned a Big and you are called a Little. Think of it as that sibling you obviously never wanted to have, but whose existence is kinda the reason you get a lot of the privileges and exemptions a kid would want. And trust, they might get on your nerves, but mostly every soror and frat can tell you from experience - it pays big time to foster a relationship with your Big. During the few days leading up to your induction, it is the Little's responsibility to start reaching out to their Big. After all, it is your skill at developing interpersonal relationship with a group you are going to be affiliated with for a lifetime that really sells you as a member. It is your job to check in with them, make sure that they know you and have your contact information, and let it be known that you really do want to be involved. That you want to belong. After all, only the ones who happen to make that connection with their Big winds up being able to wear their number and sorority jacket on the night of their probate. You get to go an entire night and possibly next day wearing your Big's jacket, bearing the mark of your family. And, well, there is something powerful about that.
For Bigs, it might be easy to be cocky and say that you have this person who is supposed to do as you ask when you ask and all this, that and the third. It sounds really nice. But cultivating this relationship is not just up to the Little. You are not assigned a Little simply because you are a member of your organization; it's not that simple and anyone who told you otherwise has blatantly lied to you while having their own Little and sipping on Starbucks. No, you are assigned Littles because you have earned it. It is a sign of respect - a sign that you are worthy to be considered someone's Big Brother or Sister. Yes, Bigs do get their Littles to get them frappucinos and smoothies, and get them to fetch their laundry. But they also are responsible for these young sorors and frats in their first year. These Littles come to their Bigs for advice, for guidance. Any of the other members of the group can consider themselves a big sister or brother; you're technically family, in a sense. But only a true Big - one that has been appointed - can ever feel the truly long-lasting protectiveness and love for their Little. It is both a responsibility and a privilege, and failure to prove yourself as a Big can result in your Little being reassigned. And how embarrassing is that, huh? Seeing your Little with another member of your house and knowing that they're doing better for them than you ever could? Especially after the pin ceremony, where Bigs give pins to the Littles signifying their codenames in the organization and their membership? It's...well, it's honestly pathetic and trust, it'll get around campus how much of a failure you are. Of course, it's never really simple and perfect like we would want it to be and there's always a strong chance that you and your Little hate each other. You might even jealous of the little bitches, who knows?
Once characters are submitted, I'll randomly pair Bigs and Littles, since I never specified whose was whose. I'll even put that up here for everyone to know.
And, the second you are told you are technically someone being sought after in a Greek organization, you are a witness to the power that your fellow sorors and frats can have over you. For instance, every person that is inducted into a sorority or fraternity is assigned a Big and you are called a Little. Think of it as that sibling you obviously never wanted to have, but whose existence is kinda the reason you get a lot of the privileges and exemptions a kid would want. And trust, they might get on your nerves, but mostly every soror and frat can tell you from experience - it pays big time to foster a relationship with your Big. During the few days leading up to your induction, it is the Little's responsibility to start reaching out to their Big. After all, it is your skill at developing interpersonal relationship with a group you are going to be affiliated with for a lifetime that really sells you as a member. It is your job to check in with them, make sure that they know you and have your contact information, and let it be known that you really do want to be involved. That you want to belong. After all, only the ones who happen to make that connection with their Big winds up being able to wear their number and sorority jacket on the night of their probate. You get to go an entire night and possibly next day wearing your Big's jacket, bearing the mark of your family. And, well, there is something powerful about that.
For Bigs, it might be easy to be cocky and say that you have this person who is supposed to do as you ask when you ask and all this, that and the third. It sounds really nice. But cultivating this relationship is not just up to the Little. You are not assigned a Little simply because you are a member of your organization; it's not that simple and anyone who told you otherwise has blatantly lied to you while having their own Little and sipping on Starbucks. No, you are assigned Littles because you have earned it. It is a sign of respect - a sign that you are worthy to be considered someone's Big Brother or Sister. Yes, Bigs do get their Littles to get them frappucinos and smoothies, and get them to fetch their laundry. But they also are responsible for these young sorors and frats in their first year. These Littles come to their Bigs for advice, for guidance. Any of the other members of the group can consider themselves a big sister or brother; you're technically family, in a sense. But only a true Big - one that has been appointed - can ever feel the truly long-lasting protectiveness and love for their Little. It is both a responsibility and a privilege, and failure to prove yourself as a Big can result in your Little being reassigned. And how embarrassing is that, huh? Seeing your Little with another member of your house and knowing that they're doing better for them than you ever could? Especially after the pin ceremony, where Bigs give pins to the Littles signifying their codenames in the organization and their membership? It's...well, it's honestly pathetic and trust, it'll get around campus how much of a failure you are. Of course, it's never really simple and perfect like we would want it to be and there's always a strong chance that you and your Little hate each other. You might even jealous of the little bitches, who knows?
Once characters are submitted, I'll randomly pair Bigs and Littles, since I never specified whose was whose. I'll even put that up here for everyone to know.
